tugthus

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Danish

Etymology

tugt +‎ hus. Calque of German Zuchthaus.

Noun

tugthus n (singular definite tugthuset, plural indefinite tugthuse)

  1. (historical) a house of correction (educational and labor institution for criminals, vagrants, degenerate children, etc.)

Declension

Declension of tugthus
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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tugthus tugthuset tugthuse tugthusene
genitive tugthus' tugthusets tugthuses tugthusenes

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